noun
雇佣兵
a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
foreign mercenaries
外国雇佣兵
mercenary soldiers
雇佣兵
adj.
disapproving只为金钱的
only interested in making or getting money
a mercenary society/attitude
唯利是图的社会 / 态度
She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。
mercenary
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N-COUNT (外籍)雇佣兵
A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to. -
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ADJ-GRADED 唯利是图的;见钱眼开的
If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation.
noun
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- a person hired to fight for another country than their own
- Synonym: soldier of fortune
adj
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- profit oriented
- a commercial book
- preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Bucha
- a mercenary enterprise
- a moneymaking business
- Synonym: mercantile moneymaking(a)
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- marked by materialism
- Synonym: materialistic worldly-minded
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She 's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons .
她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。
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They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary .
他们暗示说我之所以提议改革是贪图金钱,想谋取私利。
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Management to the Dispute over Surface Areas of Mercenary Commercial Housing
商品房买卖面积争议处理
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I get the feeling that she doesn 't like us mercenary types much .
我觉得她并不是很喜欢我们这种佣兵型的。
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The Use of Mercenary Troops by The Government in Qing Dynasty
论清政府对雇佣军的利用与控制
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But in other areas the state looks more mercenary .
但在其他领域,政府看起来更像是唯利是图。
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Or maybe , like me , you 're a professional mercenary .
又或者,像我一样,你是一个专业的雇佣军。
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So from the point of view of private capital , 'yeah , get a mercenary .
因此,从私人资本的角度来看,'是的,得到了一个雇佣军。
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There is no virtue the heart of a mercenary man .
惟利是图者,心中无美德。
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These days , they 're more mercenary than government .
如今,他们比政府更唯利是图
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Otherwise , our world would be replete with mercenary individuals ;
否则,我们的世界将充斥着金钱至上的人;
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I always considered him calculating and mercenary and did my best to avoid him .
我一向认为他这个人工于心计又唯利是图,所以总是尽力设法避开他。
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I should be sorry to think our friend mercenary .
我可不愿意把我们的朋友看作是一个见不得钱的人啊。
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The Song Dynasty established the Mercenary System , and carried out the policy of raising army .
宋代确立了募兵制度,实行养兵政策。
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In the most mercenary way , it 's friends for hire .
这样“出租友情”是一种最惟利是图的方式。
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The local population is kept under by a brutal army of mercenary
当地居民备受野蛮雇佣军的欺压
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No , like the Russian Mercenary Company
不,俄国佣兵公司
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Engagement as an ancient system of marriage and family system , it originated in ancient mercenary marriage .
婚约制度作为一项古老的婚姻家庭制度,最早起源于古代的买卖婚姻。
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It 's not a good idea to mention money here , it can make you sound mercenary .
这并不是一个让你提钱的好时机,提钱会使你看上去很贪财。
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This approach may seem mercenary .
这个策略可能显得唯利是图。
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But dravitt 's real money comes from mercenary activity and arms dealing .
但他真正的收入来自于非法获利及贩卖军火。
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With men of such a mercenary nature ?
与这样一个唯利是图的人?
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You sold it ? That was a pretty mercenary thing to do !
你把它卖了?你真是太爱钱了!
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I told you , I 'm not interested in any job as a mercenary .
我说过,我对唯利是图的工作不感兴趣。
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From that point of view , it is less mercenary and money-oriented compared with a normal market .
从那个角度讲,跟普通市场相比它没有那么惟利是图和金钱至上。
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Being a mercenary soldier was a respected profession in the late Middle Ages .
在中古时代的后期,作为佣兵是一个受到尊敬的职业。
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He has a mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow .
他有个贪财的企图,去和一个有钱的寡妇结婚。
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Of course , when the mercenary marriage proves disappointing , theres always divorce .
当然,为钱而结合的婚姻总是令人失望,而后往往是以离婚收场。
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Your friend is quite a mercenary . I wonder if he really cares about anything .
你的朋友,好个佣兵我看他不关心任何事。
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ON TROOPS WELFARE AND ALLOWANCES The king of Mercenary Army
论军队福利补贴